Garter.



L. s. HARVEY.

GARTER.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1907.

- Patented Jan. 5, 1909:

LUTHER s. HARVEY, or BROOKLYN, NEW roan.

GARTER.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Application filed September 24, 1907. Serial No. 394,386.

Brooklyn, in the county of liings and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Garters, of which the followingis a specification.

"1 his invention pertains to that class of devices for retaining hosieryin place when drawn upon the limb and has for its object to devise anarticle specially ada )ted for use of men and which may be readilywashed or laundered, the fastening loop being de tachable so as not tobe affected by the washing or laundering process.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide an article of thecharacter aforesaid which will conformto the shape of the leg anddistribute the pressure equally without producing constrict1on,injurious or annoying pressure and obviate in its formation the use ofrubber ,or other elastic material heretofore commonly employed infhosesupporters to enable the same to conform readily to the shape of thelimb. I

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

. Figure 1. is a detail view of the supporter, showing the sameextended: Fig. 2 is a detail view of the end portion of the supporterprovided with the loop the same as it appears when looking at the outeredge.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the applica tion of the invention. Fig.4. is a detail view similar to l ig. 1, of a modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The supporter consists of a strap whose end portions slightly taper andcurve and whose middle portion curves slightly throughout its length,aid strap being formed of aseries of layers or plies of fabric of awashable nature and free from elastic of any nature. 'lhe simportcr maybe [nude in different sizes and of dillcrcnt materials, the severalplies being stitched or otherwise connected. One end of the strap isprovided with a series of buttonheles l and the opposite end portion. isprovided with a button 2, loop 3, buttons, adapted to cooperate curlingor wrinkling.

with the loop 3 and a short s rap 5 stitched at one end to the supporterand secured at its opposite end by means of a. buttenhole and button orlike fastening means 3. 'l he stra 5 provides simply a convenient meansof (etachably connecting the metallic loop 3 to the supporter so thatthe loop may be disconnected from the supporter when it is desired towash or launder the '1 end portion of the strap, provided withbuttonholes 1, curves slightly, wheieas the opposite end portionprovided with button 2 and hose attaching means, curves abruptly so asto occupy when in use approximately a vertical position as illustratedmost clearly 1 Big. 1. By having the middle portion. the strap of thesupporter made wide slightly curved, it conforms most-readily to theshape of the leg just below the knee and is better adapted'to theequalization and distribution of the strain so as to obviateconstriction and reduce annoying pressure,

By providing a series elf buttonholes the supporter may be readilyadapted to dinerent sizes of legs, as will be readily understood. Theshort stra. 5 is stitched one end to the supporter and its loose end. isprovided with o. buttonhole to receive the button 6. hight with thestrap 5 and is adapted to co'-' crate with the button l in a manner welunderstood so as to secure the hose to the supporter as indicated mostclearly in Fig. 3.

it will be understood in the foregoing that the construction of thesupporter is such as to admit of various fabrics used the formation ofthe same and the fibers ,ay ere tend in different directions so topreserve the normal shape of the article to prevent it It wel known thathose suoportcrs embodying elastic in their formation deteriorate byreason of e elastic rotting. The present supporter g free from elasticdoes not deteriorate or lose its shape or stretch, hence it may berelied upon at all times for positively suppormng the hosiery andpreventing the samefron slip ping or creeping downward, ivhich is objectionable.

In the modification shown istrap is provided at the end h with a buckle7, which 1 said buckle bei" short strip S stitc tens n 1.3 of the A Theloop 3 is supported in the site end secured to the strap by means of abutton 9 A short strap 10 fast at its ends to the main strap acts as akeeper to confine the loose end of the main strap after the same hasbeen secured bymeans of the buckle 7. A series of eyelets 11 areprovided in the orpposite end portion of the strap to receive t .eprongs of the buckle 7, said eyelets prevent ing injury to the strapwhich would result if the openings were not reinforced. This form ofstra is buckled about the limb instead of being uttoned, as indicatedin. Fig. 3.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A hosesupporter consisting of a strap which when opened out flat has itsmiddle portion slightly curved and its end portions curved in oppositedirections to the middle portion, one of said ends having a slightcurvature, and the opposite end an abrupt curvature to hang pendent whenthesupporter is in position, means applied to opposite end portions ofthe stra for securing the same about the limb, an hose attaching meansapplied to the abruptly curved end of the stra 2. A hose supporterconsisting of a strap eoaeee which whenopened out flat has its middleportion. slightly curved and its end portions deflected and curved in anopposite direction to the middle portion, the curvature of one of saidends being slight and the curvature of the opposite end portion abrupt,securing means applied to one end portion of the strap for fastening thesame about the limb and hose attaching means applied to,

the end portion of the abruptly curved end of the supporter.

v 3. A hose supporter consisting of a strap adapted a button secured. tothe-end of the strap and cooperative with the loop to secure the hose, ashort strap attached at one end to the hose supporter and adapted topass through the aforesaid loop, and securing means for-fastening theopposite end portionof said short strap to the hose supporter. V

In testimony whereof I. afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER s. HARVEY.

Witnesses: Joan H. you GLAHN, J12, RICHARD D. BRowN.

to be secured about the limb, a loop,

